Received AP 15x70 binos Thurs....
Initial evaluation mirrors previous comments as far as exit pupil.
Slight amount of converging horizontal collimation error with just a touch of vertical collimation error. Doesn't seem to affect merging images, but annoying just the same.
Initial star test last night showed very contrasty, pinpoint star images that remained round out to about 85% edge of field (AFOV 66 degrees according to specs.) Coatings appear to be first rate, a definite improvement for Chinese optics IMO.
Oh yeah, that's Orion's Paragon-Plus bino mount with tripod, a very good match for the binoculars.
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10x50 Fujinon FMT-SX binos
15x70 AP binos + Paragon p-mount
Oberwerk 100BT 45 degree +24mm Pans + Hercules fork
120mm f/5 Orion achromat + Moonlite focuser
140mm f/5.7 Vixen NeoAchro Petzvel refractor
150mm f/6.5 Antares achromat
150mm f/8 homemade achromat....EE Barnard MW Sweeper
8 inch newt with f/5 Swayze mirror
10 inch f/4.7 Orion newt + Paracorr = (f/5.4)
15 inch f/5 Discovery "Galactic Cannon"
35mm Pan, 26mm Nagler, 17mm Nagler, 13mm Ethos, 8mm Ethos
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Edited by EdZ (08/30/06 09:35 AM)
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